Display keystrokes vertically

[muaboithu]

Hi Ram, I really like the way your software works, if you can switch the display of pressed keys vertically, it would be great. The usage scenario is as follows:

• Vertical arrangement will help separate the individual pressed characters and the combined pressed characters.

• Pressed words will be pushed up from low to high, the latest word is always on the last row, can display about 3-4 rows including the row displaying the most recently pressed keys or the user can adjust the number of rows displayed, can arrange the left margin, right margin, center margin, the margin arrangement is the same as the text paragraph arrangement, different from the display position on the screen.

• Integrated time display next to the pressed key, for example when I press the A key at 00:10 of the recorded video, the A key when displayed will have a small time display box with the number 00:10 next to it, I think this feature can be turned on or off.

• The time display feature can be exported to a separate file, in case of comparison can open this file to view, I think this feature is rarely used.

With these features, I think it will be easier for viewers to follow, not only know exactly which key was pressed but also know when that key was pressed.

Hope you will consider these features. Thank you very much Ram!

[rampatra]

Thanks for your request. I agree with the vertical keystrokes display but the timestamp doesnt make sense to me fully. This is because KeyScreen doesn't know when you started your recording. Also, the timestamps in your final video may differ after post editing. So I fail to understand how will this feature help?

[muaboithu]

As for the timestamp, I think it's useful for keys that have to be pressed multiple times, such as switching between the same key combinations on different tools, for example switching between selection tools with the same Shift+W key combination in Photoshop.

Having a timestamp will help the video tutorial viewer know how many times the key combination has been pressed, especially for those who watch the video tutorial without sound, I often quickly watch the video without sound.

Or it can be shortened to x2, x3 for each time the same key is pressed and turn red for the key that is held continuously when using the key combination.

For example, in the case of Shift+W, the Shift key will turn red when held, and the W key will jump x2, x3 each time pressed.

As for the vertical display feature, I want to clarify a bit, the most recently pressed key will be clearly displayed at full opacity, the rows above will be slightly dimmed instead of showing the whole thing.

What do you think?